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October 5, 2015
Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
October 12 - 16, 2015
Schools Closed - Fall Break
November 9, 2015
Schools Closed - Inservice Day
November 25 - 27, 2015
Schools Closed - Thanksgiving Break
December 18, 2015
1/2 Day for Students - Christmas Break Begins
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| WTFM Teacher of the Month - Rebecca Jessee |
Representatives from 98.5 WTFM and Milligan College came to Indian Springs this week to recognize Mrs. Rebecca Jessee as the Teacher of the Month. Steve Mann and Linda Fontaine, from the morning show, presented Mrs. Jessee with a plaque and a bag of goodies. Her class is also being treated with a pizza party. Mrs. Jessee teaches first grade at Indian Springs Elementary.
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| ISE 4th Graders Win in the 4-H Scarecrow Challenge |
ISE is so proud of Fourth Graders Halee Linebaugh and Wyatt Peters! Halee won First Place and Wyatt won Second Place in the 4-H Scarecrow Challenge recently held at the Exchange Place in Kingsport. Pictured with Wyatt and Halee is ISE's Principal, Mitchell Cox.
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| Ketron 4th Grade Goes to Camp |
Ketron Elementary's 4th graders attended the annual Conservation Camp at Warriors Path State Park. The goal of the camp was to learn about the Earth and ways to take care of it. The students learned about the importance of recycling, conserving water, pollination, local animals and more. The 4th graders were allowed to pet a corn snake during the "Creepy Crawlies" presentation by Hands On! Museum.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation helped students to understand more about recycling technology through the "The Magic Recycling Box" presentation. Marty Silver, Warriors Path Naturalist, lectured on wildlife habitats, he brought along a possum, snake and screech owl. Campers learned more about possums from Bays Mountain Park Manager, Ken Childress' during his presentation "Possum Parade - Marsupials Live". Ketron students also: heard from Keep Kingsport Beautiful about herbs; Remnant Yuchi nation regarding native Southeastern Indians and their talent for making deer foot knives and rendering salt; Tennessee Department of Forestry on "Forest Fire Control" and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) explained how silt from building sites, litter, and excess fertilizer from farming can spread to our water supply. 4th grade teacher, Rachel Eads, said the field trip was incredibly educational and the students had a wonderful time.
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| Parent Homework Help |
Ketron teachers are providing help for parents on homework! With all the new TN Ready testing, Math and ELA strategies are very different from the way parents have learned. Teachers are offering one day a week for parents to come in after school and learn new strategies of instruction. They also have the opportunities to receive help on individual assignments. Teachers and parents are excited for this new opportunity.
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| Miller Perry Students Attend NETCO Food Festival |
The Miller Perry Fuel Up to Play 60 Team attended the NETCO Food Festival on Tuesday, September 28. Sullivan County Department of Education Nutrition Coordinator, Lisa Holt arranged the trip for these students. The students participated in taste testing different types of food items and evaluated them. These students' evaluations help determine which foods may become new or improved menu items for school cafeterias. The Fuel Up to Play 60 Team leads the way at Miller Perry by encouraging students, families and faculty to eat healthy, stay active and be safe! Fuel Up to Play 60 is sponsored by the Miller Perry PTA. Fuel UP teacher leaders are 4th Grade teacher Jenny Jones and PE teacher Keith Parker. The team is pictured at the festival with their teachers and Mrs. Holt.
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| Miller Perry 5th Grade News |
5th graders at Miller Perry got to spend the afternoon with Marty Silvers this week. After a lesson on how to identify animal skulls, the students were put into groups and asked to test their newly acquired knowledge. The rain held off long enough to head outside and plant some Persimmon seeds...once they had been extracted from their slime encasing by the students, of course.
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| Sullivan Gardens Students Make the News for Weather Forecasts |
Mrs. Kestner's second grade class became meteorologists last week! After reading their story of the week "Super Storms," Kestner had students write their own scripts and present a weather forecast to the class based on the storm they were given. View the newscast here.
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| Bluff City Middle Heritage Day Celebration |
The beginning of the end of the Revolutionary War started right here at Bluff City Middle School some 235 years ago! The Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) and Bluff City Grizzlies once again commemorated and celebrated our ancestor's unequivocal contribution to winning the nation's independence.
This annual event is part of BCMS's annual Heritage Day celebration held each September 24th here at the school. In addition to the OVTA, the event is organized by Ambre Torbett, Director of Planning of Sullivan County, and the History Department at BCMS. This event celebrates the victory at Kings Mountain SC on October 7, 1780. Major Patrick Ferguson of the British Army had warned the people of this area to "Lay down your arms or I shall march this army over the mountains, hang your leaders, and lay waste your country with fire and sword." This is all the men of this area needed to gather as an army and track down Ferguson and his army and destroy it in the Battle of Kings Mountain. Historians and famous Americans of that age such as Thomas Jefferson have credited this battle with leading to the end of the War and independence for America.
The Victory Trail of 330 miles is celebrated as the trails these Patriots took from parts of Virginia and modern day Tennessee with stops at such sites as The Pemberton Oak, Rocky Mount, and Sycamore Shoals. Bluff City Middle School was designated as an official part of the Victory Trail,
as part of the trail runs right through the school grounds! As is stated in the American History classroom, History Runs Through Us! Re-Enactors of the OVTA relate the story to our school each year in dramatic fashion followed up with a victory volleyfired form authentic muskets. The Grizzlies participated by submitting well over 100 posters, models, and essays as part of an annual contest. The posters and models are judged by Association member and nationally known western artist Richard Luce. Our students have the opportunity to feel a little part of history in addition to learning about it.
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| Colonial Heights 8th Grade News |
Recently the 8th grade Science students at CHMS received a gift from Sullivan County retired teacher, Martha Ward. She sent a box of monarch butterfly caterpillars with her grandson, Jimmy Morris. The students watched with great interest as the caterpillars made a chrysalis and turned into a butterfly that was released to go on its journey to Mexico for the winter.
This led to a discussion of milkweed, the caterpillars' primary food source, and why it is the only plant where they lay their eggs. Students learned that the milkweed has declined all across the United States, leading to an associated decline in the monarch butterfly population. The young scientists looked objectively at the impact humans have on the earth and the importance of finding a balance between being a good steward of earth's resources while taking into consideration the needs of humans for food, shelter, jobs, and recreation.
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| Sullivan Central High English News |
The author of The Great Gatsby wrote that he wanted his novel to be "simple" and "pattered." So before finding patterns and parallelism in the first chapter of Gatsby, Mr. Grindstaff's honors class at Central High School first found the pattern on each others plaid shirts. Madalin Scott says, "This project showed us how parallelism can be used to reiterate main themes in a novel. By repeating themes, we have a better understanding of what the author wanted to get across."
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| Sullivan Central High Band News |
Congratulations to the Sullivan Central High School Marching Band for their performance at the David Crockett Festival of Bands on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Cougar Band competed against other marching bands from the Tri-Cities to Knoxville. The Cougar Band had the highest scores of the 17 bands that competed, taking first place percussion, color guard, and band.
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| Sullivan South Wins Awards at the Chilhowie Apple Festival Band Competition |
This weekend the Sullivan South Rebel Band participated in the Chilhowie Apple Festival Band Competition. They had an excellent performance!
Summary of their results in the competition:
The Rebel Band competed in Class 7A and in this class they got the following awards: 1st in Music 1st in Marching 1st in General Effect 1st in Guard 1st in Percussion 1st in Drum Major They received a Superior Rating for their overall performance. In Class 4A, 5A, 6A, and 7A there were 10 performing units and the Rebel Band was the Champion for these divisions. The Rebel Band was also the Grand Champion out of 23 performing units for the day.
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| Sullivan South Students Make All-East Tennessee Choir |
The following people from Sullivan South auditioned and made All-East Tennessee Choir. They will be performing with other high level singers in Chattanooga on November 21, 2015.
Chloe Anderson
Beth Compton
Bo Compton
Hannah Lawson
Charlie McCann
Laura Watson
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| Congratulations to Sullivan South JV Volleyball Team! |
Congratulations to the Sullivan South JV Volleyball Team for winning the 2015 JV Pick O' Dixie Volleyball Tournament on 9/26/2015 at Sullivan South High School! Go Lady Rebels!!
Congratulations to the JV Volleyball team for winning the Three Rivers Conference Tournament on 10/1/15. The Lady Rebels had a GREAT season this year! 10-0 in conference & 30-6 over all. They were Conference Champs, Pick O' Dixie Tournament Champs, & District Tournament Champs.
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| Sullivan South Golf Team News |
Sullivan South Boys Golf team won the District 1 golf tournament. Seth Crawford is the individual champion.
Sullivan South Girls Golf team place 2nd in the District 1 golf tournament. Kaitlyn Grills is the individual champion.
Both teams will be playing in the Region I A-AA Tournament October 5th @ Elizabethton.
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